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The DEA Seized 250 Pounds of Hemp Seed, Now Holding it Hostage
Photo via Kentucky Hemp GCA Italy sent Kentucky 250 pounds of hemp seeds to help the Bluegrass state–once America’s largest hemp producer–launch its government approved hemp pilot programs. But...
View ArticleIs Hemp Biodiesel Fuel the Future for Automobiles?
Illustration by David Gahr A recent report in Applied Energy by research groups from Pakistan, Italy, and Malaysia describes magnetic, nanometer sized, metal oxide catalyst particles that have the...
View ArticleWant To Make a Difference? Get to D.C. in May
NORML will be holding its 2015 Legislative Fly-In in Washington, DC, on May 21 and 22, to lobby Congress on a number of pieces of pending legislation of interest to marijuana users. Please hold those...
View ArticleFlorida Senate Green Lights Bill to Legalize Hemp
Hemp is so American that it was even used to sow the first American flag. A “key Florida Senate committee” recognized Hemp’s nationalism (and benefits!) and unanimously voted 7-0 in favor of Senate...
View ArticleLawmaker Brings Cannabis Products Onto U.S. Senate Floor
A senior federal lawmaker was spotted in possession of cannabis products on the floor of the U.S. Senate last week, and not a single one of his colleagues objected. But don’t get too excited: They...
View ArticleKentucky Funds Hemp Company With Tobacco Money
The State of Kentucky is giving $500,000 in grants and loans to a hemp seed processor, and they’re paying for it with money from tobacco companies. According to a press release from the state, the...
View ArticleRepublican Senate Leader Stands Up For Hemp
The majority leader of the United States Senate is a huge fan of industrial hemp. Mitch McConnell, Republican of Kentucky, is so hopeful about the economic benefits the plant can bring to his home...
View ArticleYeah Mon! Jamaica Finally Joins the Party
In my lifetime, the island nation of Jamaica, which gained its independence from Great Britain in 1962, has been one of the world’s most cannabis-friendly nations, both for locals and for tourists....
View ArticleBuilding With Hemp: America’s Next Industrial Revolution?
Whether or not a rough draft of The Declaration of Independence was first outlined on hemp paper remains a point of contention for some historians. Regardless, Henry Ford DID build some seriously high...
View ArticleUpdate: Industrial Hemp Cultivation Is Finally Legal In North Carolina
October 31 has finally come and the Fat Lady has begun to sing – belching out a loud and proud ditty for a lot of soon-to-be hemp farmers in North Carolina. Thanks to Gov. Pat McCrory’s long ignored...
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Oregon and North Dakota Cultivate New Industrial Hemp Farmers
As Oregon’s Department of Agriculture anticipates sowing more seeds for it’s industrial hemp program during 2016, more than a handful of North Dakota farmers have expressed an interest in becoming part...
View ArticleHemp Consumes Radiation, Mitigates Heavy Metals From Soil
It would appear as though the industrial applications of the hemp plant are seemingly infinite. While it’s long been understood that hemp can produce a plethora of every day products– such as fuel,...
View ArticleGov. Inslee Vetoes Industrial Hemp Bill in Washington State
UPDATE: In an unexpected turn of events, Gov. Jay Inslee has vetoed more than two dozen bills sitting on his desk in response to legislature failing to reach a supplemental budget deal. Gov. Jay...
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A Passionate Mother’s Reluctant Path to Lobbying
Lindsay Rose Sledge is a military wife and mother to three young daughters, but she’s not one for public speaking or advocacy. “I’m not well-spoken,” she told me last week, “but after what happened to...
View ArticleEnjoy Your 4:20 With This Limited Edition “Happy 420” Sneaker Collab From...
Check out these very dank “Happy 420” Stan Smiths from an Adidas collaboration with retailer BAIT. The 420-centric sneakers have features that will attract everyone from the casual smoker to the...
View ArticleIf You’re In The Market For a New Crib, This One Made Out Of Hemp Is Amazing
Jim Savage of GreenBuilt unveiled a concept last year to build homes with a special concrete derived from hemp. Fast forward to present time and GreenBuilt has revealed their “hempcrete” vision; a 400...
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Hemp Cultivation Takes Root for Some
Slowly embracing all that hemp has to offer; countries, states, and universities are beginning to drill down on the hemp plant’s true potential. Researchers across the world are understanding its...
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What is Cannabis Ruderalis?
Though you’re probably familiar with the indica and sativa subspecies of marijuana, did you know there’s another major one? Cannabis ruderalis, a relatively common third member of the cannabis family,...
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Hemp Life: 5 Ways To Go Green
Long squandered as one of the Earth’s more valuable and renewable resources, hemp is making a full-throated comeback in the 21st century. Historically maligned by the likes Harry J. Anslinger and his...
View ArticleHemp as Modern Medicine
Are you getting enough hemp in your diet? For years as cannabis battled it out in the political system, the courts and in the eyes of public opinion, its health-nut, exercise-loving, extremely good for...
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